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Study Notes
Basic Geometry Terms
- Point: An undefined term representing a specific location with no dimensions.
- Line: An undefined term defined as a straight path without thickness, extending indefinitely.
- Plane: An undefined term defined as a flat surface with no thickness, extending infinitely in all directions.
Defined Geometry Terms
- Segment: A part of a line with two endpoints and all the points in between.
- Line Segment: Specifically defined as a segment limited by two endpoints.
- Ray: A part of a line that starts at a designated endpoint and continues indefinitely in one direction.
- Endpoint: The terminal point of a line segment or the start of a ray.
- Coplanar: Term used to describe points that lie within the same geometric plane.
- Collinear: Refers to points that all lie on the same straight line.
Angles and Their Properties
- Angle: Formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint called the vertex.
- Vertex: The shared endpoint of the rays forming an angle.
- Sides: The rays that combine to form an angle.
- Degrees: The unit of measurement used to quantify angles.
- Angle Bisector: A ray or line that divides an angle into two equal angles.
Postulates and Theorems
- Postulate: A foundational statement accepted as true without proof.
- Theorem: A statement proven based on previously established axioms and postulates.
- Conjecture: A statement believed to be true based on evidence or reasoning.
- Counterexample: An example used to demonstrate that a conjecture is false.
Reasoning Methods
- Inductive Reasoning: Involves drawing general conclusions based on specific cases.
- Deductive Reasoning: Logical reasoning from general premises to reach a specific conclusion.
Relationships Between Angles
- Linear Pair: Two adjacent angles whose noncommon sides form opposite rays.
- Converse: A statement created by swapping the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional.
- Inverse: A statement generated by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement.
- Biconditional Statement: A statement that is true in both directions, represented as "p if and only if q."
Geometry Transformations
- Transformation: Changes the position, size, or shape of a figure.
- Preimage: The original figure before transformation.
- Image: The resultant figure after transformation.
- Rigid Motion: A transformation maintaining distances and angles.
Measurement and Properties
- Midpoint: The point that equally divides a segment into two congruent parts.
- Segment Bisector: A line, ray, or segment that intersects another segment at its midpoint.
- Distance Formula: A method for calculating the distance between two points in a coordinate plane.
- Midpoint Formula: A calculation to find the midpoint between two points in a coordinate plane.
Algebraic Properties
- Reflexive Property: States that any quantity is equal to itself (a = a).
- Symmetric Property: If one quantity equals another, then the second equals the first (if a = b, then b = a).
- Transitive Property: If one quantity equals a second and that second equals a third, the first equals the third (if a = b and b = c, then a = c).
- Substitution Property: If two quantities are equal, one can be substituted for the other in any expression.
- Addition Property: If two quantities are equal, adding the same value to both preserves equality (if a = b, then a + c = b + c).
- Subtraction Property: If two quantities are equal, subtracting the same value from both maintains the equality (if a = b, then a - c = b - c).
- Multiplication Property: If two quantities are equal, multiplying both by the same number keeps them equal (if a = b, then ac = bc).
- Division Property: If two quantities are equal, dividing both by the same non-zero value keeps the equality (if a = b and c ≠ 0, then a/c = b/c).
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